About Me
Hey there, I'm JK, nice to meet you! I'm an independent consultant specialising in helping businesses solve complex technical challenges and accelerate their growth.
I have a passion for building tangible solutions, whether it's a working prototype to validate a new idea, architecting a scalable event-driven system using containers or serverless technologies, or carefully modernising a legacy application and paying down tech debt. I also have a deep interest in the practical application of AI and enjoy demystifying it for businesses. I've successfully run workshops that have helped companies with no prior experience adopt AI tools, and I've provided tailored advice to organisations looking to refine their existing AI strategies.
As a regular speaker and facilitator, I'm passionate about sharing knowledge and uplifting the technical community.
Let's connect!I am a team player and have a proven track record of success in delivering high-quality software products. I usually start by focusing on the customer and their needs, and working backwards. I am also a quick learner and am always eager to learn new technologies. I am also unusually obsessed with cutting cloud costs wherever I can & where it makes sense.
I really love building things, be it software, cloud infrastructure, helping to augment software teams to be elite performers or build out scalable and secure platforms. As a technical leader, I enjoy helping and uplifting capabilities from all I interact with and keep my tools sharp by attending conferences and experimenting with numerous side projects. In my day to day I love helping my team and my customers build and operate reliable, scalable, and secure software and platforms.
I have eight industry certifications:
- Google Cloud Certified Generative AI Leader
- Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect
- Google Cloud Certified Professional Security Engineer
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
- AWS Certified Developer Associate
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
What I do
I help teams succeed by providing the following services:
Rapid Prototyping & Proof of Concepts
Have a great idea but need to see it in action? I specialise in quickly building functional prototypes to help you validate concepts, secure funding, and make informed decisions before committing to a full-scale build.
Scalable Cloud Architecture
Build a resilient and efficient foundation for your applications. My expertise lies in designing and implementing modern cloud infrastructure with a focus on
- Event-Driven Systems
- Containers & Kubernetes
- Serverless Computing
Legacy System & Application Modernisation
Is technical debt slowing you down? I weirdly love untangling complex legacy systems, creating clear modernisation roadmaps, and executing on plans to improve maintainability, performance, and security without disrupting business.
AI Workshops & Advisory
I run workshops, provide coaching and advisory on AI, from adoption for beginners to refining advanced strategies.
Ready to accelerate, automate and scale your business?
Whether you're building something new, modernising the old, or exploring the potential of AI, let's grab a coffee or beer depending how bad your problem is, and discuss your goals and how we can achieve them. Find a time below that suits you! Or use the button.
If you can't find a time that suits you, please reach out on LinkedIn and we can discuss.
Recent blog posts
In this section you'll find recent blog posts I've written. This can include technical content, case studies, and other content that I find interesting and want to share.
I enjoy writing, so I use the blog as a creative outlet to exercise a different part of the brain. I hope you enjoy!
Team
As an independent consultant, it's just me! Whilst there's no I in team, I certainly fit into many teams easily regardless of the way it's spelled.
JK Gunnink
Principal Solutions Architect & EngineerSoftware & Cloud engineering, automation, mentoring, leadership.
Contact me
Send me a message! Let me know how I can help.
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